Safety belt

Travelling in airplane is bittersweet. I do not like sitting in one place and not being able to see anything clearly outside :( Seat belts make things hard for me. But the fun part is to playing with tray table, asking for glasses of water and juice. After the tiring travel and long layovers, we were at last in a cab to go home. Every one were tired especially my parents who were exhausted answering my ¨why-s¨ during the layover and the flight.

Little did my ammA know that I am not done yet. While lying down on my ammA's lap though tired I started questioning -


madhurA - yen seat belt irukku airplane la? (Why are there seat belts in airplanes?)

ammA - namba safe-a irukka (for us to be safe)

madhurA - appo car-la yen seat belt irukku ( then why are seat belt there in car? )

ammA - brake potta namba vizha kudAdhu, idichikka koodadhu, adhukku dhaan (When the brakes are applied we should not fall or hurt ourselves. That is the reason)

madhurA - appo auto-la yen seat belt illa? (then why do autorickshaws not have seat belts?)

ammA - ! (not knowing why!)

madhurA - auto la namba pidichikanum la ammA. apo dhaan woosh woosh nnu (Showing swaying gesture) fast-a jolly-a polaam (In auto we need to hold on, right ammA. Only then we can swerve and go fast and have fun)

ammA - (she has the right idea about autos :). Seat belt and auto what an irony that will be!)